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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-05-04
BIRDS AND BOYS.
MARY BRADLEY.

Down in the meadows, the little brown
thrushes
Build them nest in the barberry bushes;
And when it is finished all cosy and neat,
Three speckled eggs make their pleasure
complete.
''Twit--ter-ee twitter, they chip to each
other,
Building nest is no end of bother,
But oh, when our dear little brides we see,
How happy we'll be How happy we Il bel"
Up at the cottage where children are growing,
The young mother patiently sits at her sew
ing.
It's something to work for small hobblede-
hoys
That will tear their trousers and make
noise;
''And one must admit, says the dear little
mother,
"That bringing up boys is no end Of bother
But oh, when they kiss me and climb on my
knee,
It's sweetness for me It's sweetness for me p
What Was the Matter with the Hot Water.
MARY, is my bath ready p called out Mrs.
Shifter last Tuesday morning.
Yes, mum all but the hot water, mum,
was the reply.
What is the matter with the hot water ~
1t is cowld, mum i"-- TEXAS Szftin9S
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FESTIVAL OF THE MONTHS.
Features of the Latest New York idea for a
Fancy Fair.


The latest idea in fairs is called the festival
of the months. 1t originated in New York
with fair for the benefit of the Hospital
Charity Fund. Each month has booth
built to match the season and devoted to the
sale of objects useful and decorative, more or
less appropriate to it.
January was represented by hut covered
with snow and ice. Nothing but dolls and
nursery outfits were sold there. The dolls
had tiny toboggan slide and were dressed
chiefly in tobogganing, sfeighing and skating
costumes. A plain news stand, where all the
periodicals and even the daily newspapers
could be bought, will stand for February. For
March hut of bare boughs was put together,
and there live hens, eggs and cough remedies
were for sale. April, the rainy month, had
an umbrella and parasol booth. Mays was
of ribbons. and also of dust pans and brooms
flor moving day., and a tail May-pole with
wreaths stuck up through the tip Of the roof
The June booth was miniature flower
shop, with everything from cut roses to deli
cate ported plants. July is the month of fans
and fire-crackers All sorts of yachting suits
and yachting trophies were sold in the
August booth. September, the harvest
month, was represented by the earlier fruits
and October by the later ones, nuts and
apples nd by all sorts of lawn tennis nipple
ments. November, the hunting month, Of
Sered the spoils of the chase and hunting
arms and trophies. December has hut
again, covered with snow and ice. Within
It was a big Christmas tree, a log fire and all
kinds of Christmas presents. These last had
been left by Santa Claus, who was seen Just
crawling up through the chimney.
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will undoubtedly bring into fashion
again the old time Leghorn fiat. Indeed,
a recent Paris letter mentions hat of
Leghorn braid, the brim caught back with
pale, loose petaled pink roses over a
diadem of green leaves resting on the
hair. The model illustrated is of ecru
chip, trimmed with ecru Grape and bow
of ribbon, surmounted by large cluster
of black ostrich tips.
Although an effort is being made to
introduce again the combination gown of
silk and wool which was the rule for
dressing costumes few years ago, wool
is still first choice for all toilets in
tended for outdoor wear. Checks rule
the day for spring wear, those of the
smallest pattern possible being very
fashionable. For general wear cheviot,
tweed and canvas goods take the lead,
with broadcloth and various other smooth
finished stuffs for tailor suits, which last
are more in favor than ever. Braid, but
tons, stitching, galloon and basement
erie, and MORE and velvet ribbon, laid on
in rows, are the fashionable trimmings,
Cashmere, that pretty soft material that
has been displaced by the more coarse
and heavy woolens of the past few
seasons, 10 once more restored to favor,
and some Of the prettiest of the new
dresses are made of it. It lends itself
easily to the pleated and looped style of
drapery now in vogue, and makes very
pretty and becoming dresses trimmed
with rows of velvet or MORE ribbon on
the edge of the draperies, many looped
ribbon bows, ribbon trimmed side panel
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bonnets are made to match such cos
tunes of straw in the new shapes
trimmed with velvet, gauze and lace
and great clusters of flowers, which,
by the way, are always massed in
punches OF asingle kind. Roses, white
and purple lilacs, pansies, violets, the
little blue forget-me-not and the yellow
primrose are particular fayorites just now.
While in the style of making dresses
there is but little change from the modes
of last season, the large tournure and full
pleated draperies still holding full sway,
few minor notifications are to be
noticed. Basques are still cut very short
on the hips and high in the bust, and
with very short shoulder seams, but
sleeves are gradually undergoing trans
formation, most of the new models hay
ing sleeves that are half or wholly loose.
In the accompanying illustration several
of the new features are seen, noticeably
the loose sleeves, the vest and soft fichu
trimming, the very high collar, the girdle
Ia finish seen on the new French cos
tumes) and the irregular, capricions
style of draping now in vogue that is the
result of the utmost skill, yet seems so un-
studied. This costume, of plain and
striped goods, is suitable alike TO the
handsomest silks and woolens as well as
the simplest wash fabrics.
NOTES.
Among the fashionable combinations
black and yellow retains its popularity.
Colored silk handkerchiefs, with
striped and dotted borders, are used for
trimming hats and bonnets.
Tulle, gauze, silk null, crepe lisse and
various other gauzy fabrics are largely
used for bonnet and hat trimmings,
mixed with loops of picot edged velvet
ribbon, into which are set large clusters
Of flowers.
Silk gloves are much worn In the even
ing in England now, and are manufac-
tured in all lengths even to those worn
with sleeveless frocks. The prettiest are
perfectly plain, but those who demand
ornament can have 1t in lace bands and
in chenille embroideries. A silk glove
with evening dress seems to be in its
proper place.
There are many rose tints among the
new eolors which will probably take the
place of the brilliant cardinal red shades
of previous seasons These rose shades
are shown In various tones of color from
faded tapestry pink, known as "old
rose" to the brilliant Charles x colors,
which repeat the shades and tints of the
wild rose, and are usually called "eglan-
tine" colors.
The Swiss belt in plush or velvets
forms perfect finish to the full bodice OF
wooden or fouSayd toilette. The collar
and cuffs should match the belt.
Bonnets and hats are not SO high as
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-05-04
A MuRpERER,s PUNISHMENT.
Edward Unger Haunted by Fearful Dreams
of His Victim.

Edward Unger Haunted by Fearful Dreams
of His Victim.
Edward Unger, who was sent to Sing Sing
for life for the murder of August Bohle, is
now in the hospital of the prison a sufferer
from nervous prostration. His physical
strength before his trial was great, and his
steadiness of nerve in court was surprising
but his stamina is all gone and he has be-
come miserable covering wreck. On the
first morning in the prison he told the keeper
that he had been visited during the night by
his dismembered victim, who had proceeded
to reconstruct himself in the terrified pris-
oner's presence. This dream he could not
be disabused of. He seemed to believe it was
a reality. Every night it came to him. and
at the end of week he was much broken
down. In the hospital it has been the same
with him, except when he Is kept very
soundly asleep under narcotic influence. He
dreams that the mangled pieces of his friend
are strewn about the room where they lie
awhile inanimately as they did before he
packed the body in the trunk and threw the
begin to CULVER. Soon they move slowly to-
ward each other until they are in q heap.
Next they adjust themselves into human
form. But the head is missing. AT length
that, too comes into the room with its hair
dripping with the water of the river in which
il has lain. With q horrible smile on its
face it places itself on the shoulders of the
figure and menaces the murderer. Unger
shrieks out at this point and the apparition
vanishes from his imagination An efforts
have failed to relieve him Of these visions,
and the prison physician advises his removal
to the State asylum for lunatic criminals
New York Correspondence 50. Louis Republican.
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"Do you remember the story of the elope-
ment in Slugtown last year2 Deacon
Whelker's wife ran away with man by
name of Beeswinger."
II remember it perfectly. Most estimable
lady she was, am told; yet she succumbed
to the destinations of an adventurer.
"Well, lam Beeswinger," hesaid with con-
scious pride.
| looked him over again carefully
to see if had not omitted something in my
first inventory of his personal charms. mol
there could be no mistake about it, his outfit
as Lothario was the poorest and the most
highly scented of any gallant l had ever
met.
well, what became Of your-your-you
that is what became of Mrs. Deacon WHEEL
kerr" / asked for something to say.
"0h we didn't get along well, SO after
about three weeks of more or less bliss
skipped back to Slugtown and went to work"
"Well, weren't you afraid of meeting the
irate husband?'
II was Uneasy, but it didn't keep me away
from my meals, you can bet. One day met
the deacon on the street and l got little
skeered."
II don't wonder at that"
"He said he'd been looking for me some
time
with a club, / supposePn
mot much with check. He told me
confidentially that I'd skipped out with his
wife just in the nick O time as he was layin
for divorce but didn't have no grounds.
He'd been hayin' such pleasant time every
since that he thought he'd ought to give me
hundred dollars as slight token of regard
Now IL struck me we might make good
thing out of this idee."
what have got to do with your elope-
ments 2''
"You can have a good deal. There's
probably several men in every neigh
borhood who want to get shed of theirwives
and can't find no ground. l step in and for
q consideration elope with the wife, You
get the story ahead of all other papers and !
get check from the husband. It's q
great scheme and might be run as a stock
company"
"Wellgi
WELL" said the remnant, clearing his
throat, IL will ask for a sum of five dollars
in advancein order to make some changes in
my appearance before beginning my love
making campaign. Think Of getting beat
on all other papers. Think of it, rubbing
his hands enthusiastically.
II know Pm not going to get beat on
two papers," Isaid, cycling the Lothario sig
nificantly and reaching for composing stick
to hurl at him.
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SCORES OF THE PIRATES JUMPED OVERHEARD.
"Well, it did burst just when he said. As
the great she'll shrieked over the city there
was universal cry, and most of those still
on the streets rushed for the cellars. II ex.
ploded right over the City Hall. Next
moment little rills of flaming liquid were
running in every direction down the roof.
As they went slowly down over the edges oil
the cornices the roof suddenly blazcd uI
in a hundred places. Spell-bound watched
the Greek fire fiow-something as molasses
might-only burning as it went down the
walls to the upper windows. Firemen came
galloping up and a hose was laid instantly.
Bnt the water was worse than useless; ii
seemed to help the confiagration by floating
and spreading the hellish liquid. Then
another shell burst over the Corn Exchange.
The iiends did not even call parley again,
firing from both the fifty-ton and the big
Armstrong;. The postoffice went next; in
half an hour all the business part of the city
was wild scene of flame. They dropped
seventy-four shells into the wealthiest part
of the town, killed ninety-six people, de
stroyed over twenty-five millions in build
ings, grain and goods, then steamed off fol
Chicago.
"Our situation in Milwaukee was horrible,
but we scarcely reckoned our losses in our
tse. 1hat the internal villains certainly
must have everything their own way for
ABOUT four days more seemed clear. You
can remember yourself how the continent
was paralyzed with amazement and horror.
Chicago threatened with Greek fire and the
government of IS 600, 600 Americans totally
powerless to help her against 200! Nobody
could doubt, after Milwaukee, that vandli-
sen wonld execute his threat to the letter.
Thousands of men were working day and
night to bring up guns to cope with the
Arthabasca, but there actually was not one
on the continent capable of destroying her
from her longest range. That she must run
out of coal within week was the one hope
of salvation for every city on the lakes. We
thought that then the villains must take to
their boats, and every shore had its patrol to
catch them and tear them limb from limb.
II went over to Chicago to see what would
happen. Next thing we knew of her was
when she steamed up before the waterworks
pier and sent ashore simply this message:
"'You have exactly two hours to send $4,000
900 aboard. Remember Milwaukee,"
1.-THE money was ready, eh?'
''Of course it was ready What could
Chicago do? She was bound to be ready
rather than let the Greek fire loose on her
Why, the Chicago people had s30,OO0,O0O
boxed on the wharf, and launches ready to
take the ptnder OUT
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DON'T GRuMBLE.
H. L. CLINTON.

Don't grumble at every misfortune,
Don't fret at each little mishap,
Don't worry because you've neighbor
Reclining in luxury's lap.
Don't get out Of sorts with the weather,
Ifcloudy when you would have fair;
The sun will not shine any sooner
For those who lose patience and swear
Don't hope to get something for nothing
And still make an honest exchange
The trade making both parties richer
Is something uncommon and strange.
Don't think from the seed of the thistle
To harvest q fine crop of wheat,
Nor look for the jewel of honor
To spring from the germ Of deceit.
Don't trouble yourself with dissecting
The faults that your neighbors possess
Perhaps the same jealous labor
Might make your own errors the less
Don't preach of perfection to others.
Unless you've little at home;
And remember very small pebble
Will outweigh bushel of foam.
Don't think that theme is exhausted
Because it has gone through your brain
A pint may be filled to oyerfiowing,
And yet not gallon contain.
Don't think the good Lord is in error
When failing with Him to agree.
Nor blame Him for your stupid blunders
Because He permits them to be.
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.
Vandusen cried, Hello
g 'Hellon
=" Are you the mayor?
"'Then you've got big job to attend to
right off. OF course you know the guns we
carry. | give Milwaukee one hour to send
aboard five million dollars in gold, diamonds,
bank notes and bonds. If the moneys not
here then / will burn the city,
You're crazy answered the mayor.
Sane as you are. But you We got no time
to talk. Hump yourself, now. Half a min
utegone already
You'll hang for this said the hot-tem-
"'Al right Talk away if you'd sooner.
expect to have to burn your town anyhow.
1t will kind of encourage Chicago, so there'll
be no time wasted in talk, there. It's the
next place take in
You can't be such monster, protested
kill hundreds of women and children, who
never harmed you, you Internal pirate and
robber'
"'Bosh No more robber than you and
the whole lot of swindling capitalists. They
think it, all right to make corners in grain,
or put up freights, to take five millions or
twenty, or all they can steal by the unholy
power of capital. Such conduct is abomina-
BILE. Now, do the same thing with guns
and risk hanging. It's manlier and holder,
and just as honest As for your women and
children, their blood will be on your hands,
not mine. / gave you an hours notice.
They can all clear out of town.
'0n this being reported in the streets there
was the widest scene of flight. Suddenly
convulsed with terror, the people hurried for
the suburbs and away by thousands and
tens of thousands. Many stayed, though,
same brave, some skeptical some reckoning
they could hide in the cellar. 1t was queer
that no one thought of surrendering to the
pirate, yet thousands went off with all man
ner of portable valuables, obviously believing
the city would be shelled.
You'll be captured to a certainty, said
the mayor, at the telephone.
You're a fool answered Vandusen,
rudely. You haven't realized the situation
Consider it, / can sink any vessel on the
lakes five miles off with one shot from my
big gun. There's no artillery on these waters
that can touch me from two miles. If an
attack was made with small boats / could
sink thousand with my Armstrong; and
Nordenfeldts before they could reach me. !
mean to fire on anything approaching within
three miles of me. It's your duty to report
that to all America; for it would be unpleas-
ant for me to be compelled to sink uninten-
tionally offensive craft. There's not a
torpedo boat on the lakes. Nothing to touch
me can be fioated here for three days yet, nor
can anything be brought up sooner to hurt me
from ashore. You see, I've got all the cards.
Report ESPECIALLY to Chicago. When
get there, after burning Milwaukee, want
them to have twenty millions, at least, ready
for me-
"Why, you fool, roared the mavor.
What good will the money do you? How
are you going to escape
"'That's my little secret, laughed Van.
dusen. Now Pm done. Goodbye. never
did like talking to fool, and I've said
what's necessary. If the five millions arr
not on board in exactly thirty-six minutes
the first shell will burst over the City Hal,
in exactly thirty-seven.'
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MOSES rAYLoR,s SPELLING.
The Great Merchants Weakness for this
Yhnnallc.

Phonetic.
If Moses Taylor was peculiar about
writing his name, says writer in the
Brooklyn Citizen, 1t may be surmised
that he had his own method Of spelling
the words of the English language. His
system was simply phonetic. Apropos
of this idiosyncrasy, the same gentle
never seen in print, although 1t has a
familiar sound. Mr.. Taylor, in the ear
lier days OF his business career, was care
full to close the safe every evening and
take the key up home with him. One
morning he was too sick to come down
town. He sent for the bookkeeper, gave
him the key, and told him the safe had
been locked on the combination asia"
The bookkeeper went to the office and
tried to open the safe, but the door re-
fused to bulge. In vain were the turns
made over and over again on the letters
of the Oriental continent. The book
keeper began to fancy that he had mis-
understood the talismanic word given by
the sick man. Suddenly 1t flashed on
him that perhaps Mr.. Taylor's concep-
ton of its photography was not as Or
thodox as that laid down in the gazetteer.
Accordingly he fastened up town again
and inquired II he had understood the
word Alright.
Certainly, Ashley, of course"
The bookkeeper saw that he had to
practice little diplomacy now to get at
his employers combination of letters.
"But, Mr.. Taylor, there are several
ways Of spelling Asia. How do you
spell IT."
"Why, A-s-h-e, to be sure And if
A-s-h-e don't spell Ashley, what in
thunder does 1t spell 7"
The bookkeeper politely conceded
with him, retired, and rushed down to
the office, where business had been sus-
pended during his absence. A few turns
Of the wrist soon opened the obstinate
door, and the great house of Moses Tay-
lor q Co. once more resumed the lively
tenor Of its way.
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In Russia, on the Northern railways, the
locomotives hitherto burning wood or coal
are being adapted for peat burning, the saw
ing being estimated at some fifty per cent
In many places the peat is cut by hand ma
chimes, but these, although cheap and easy
to work, have the drawback that the peat
cannot be worked below eight feet, whereas
the peat-cutting machines worked by steam
power penetrate twenty feet, and reach the
lower, denser layers of peat, which, owing
to their superior quality, command a higher
price in the market.
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He Cot Above stea,ine ChJckens.

A Judge who had once sentenced an old
negros son to the penitentiary, the boy hay
ing been arraigned for theft, met the father
some time afterward and asked him if the
young fellow was living at home.
"Oh, yas, sab, vas; couldn't hardly do
widout him now.n
II suppose that he has improved greatly? p"
"Deed he has, sab. Neber seed er boy
probe so much. Dat chile useter steal
chickens, but he dun got erbub dat now"
II am glad to hear it. Couldn't be in
duced TO steal chicken now, supposed
"'Deed he couldn't, sab. Dat child
wouldn' fool erway his time ON or little ole
chicken. He steals turkeys now. '--4rkGa-
sac Traveller.
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BETTER THAN MONEY.

Surely nothing is better than money, you
say,
And fondly you look at your gold;
Let me tell you, then, something that far
will outweigh
Your wealth, though it may be untold.
just single bright smile to some one in dis
tress,
A kind word to some ragged boy;
These will often go further than money to
bless,
And fill sad heart full of joy.
Just bunch of fresh flowers for an invalid's
room;
A line to dear absent friend;
These alone may do more to dispel pain and
gloom
Than all of the gold you can spend.
-ColstD1btts Dispdtch
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"WeIl p
well, there. was just one chance left and
the Chicago folks were bound to take II.
That morning the Devil Fish, q little sub
marine boat-a new invention then-had
arrived by train from New York. She had
mighty big torpedo with her, but nobody
half believed in her. They had got her
launched and sunk, with just her air dome
pier. The worst was that something had
pone wrong with her propelling machinery,
and The last thing the engineer said, Just be-
fore she sank to the bottom, when the
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THE CUTTING CLAIM.
The Mexicans VIII Allow $40 Day for
His imprisonment.


His imprisonment.
The claim of A. X. Cutting, of Ell Paso,
Texas, and Mexico for damages, does not
appear to be making much progress. The
report of Special Envoy Sedgwick, who went
to Mexico in order to investigate the matter,
has never been made public, but it is thought
that the State Department derived but little
satisfaction from the inquiries made. The
Mexican authorities laugh at the Cutting
claim of $4,000 as an Indemnity for few
days imprisonment The Minister of For
eign Affairs has offered to compromise the
matter for sum aggregating about 500, or
nearly $40 per day for the length Of time in
which Cutting languished in Mexican
prison. How the Department of State will
look upon this proposition is a question
that DR.. Wharton, solicitor, says will require
considerable time to decide. A member of
the Mexican legation says that he does not
think Mexico will accede to larger demand
than the figure at which his government has
offered to compromise.
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The Tuxedoor
Jess, of which
we give an IL
lustration, is
one of the
most beeom-
ing and stylish
of the large
hats. 1t has a
m o q g 7 a I ely
tall tapering
crown and a
flat brim turn
ed up abruptly
on the left
side. In the
pres emit in
stance it is of
brown straw,
fri,,a,,,o1 18th